Table 4 Reported knowledge on malaria by study areas and wealth quintiles (multiple responses)
| Â | South-eastern districts | North-eastern districts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Household asset quintiles | |||||||
|  | Poorest | 3rd Quin. | Least poor | χ2 significance | Poorest | 3rd Quin. | Least poor | χ2 significance |
Causes of malaria | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Mosquito bite | 84.8 | 90.7 | 95.5 | p < 0.001 | 92.2 | 93.2 | 96.7 | p < 0.001 |
   Fly/insect bite | 4.6 | 5.0 | 6.5 | ns | 0.8 | 1.6 | 4.4 | p < 0.001 |
   Not maintaining neat and cleanliness | 7.9 | 10.6 | 13.4 | p < 0.01 | 10.1 | 16.6 | 22.6 | p < 0.001 |
   Others | 8.0 | 5.3 | 3.4 | p < 0.001 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 1.6 | p < 0.001 |
Symptoms of malaria | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Onset of fever with shivering | 68.7 | 76.8 | 82.9 | p < 0.001 | 76.3 | 85.0 | 86.5 | p < 0.001 |
   Fever at intervals | 17.6 | 20.6 | 21.0 | ns | 25.7 | 21.7 | 32.1 | p < 0.05 |
   Remission of fever with sweating | 7.9 | 10.6 | 13.4 | p < 0.01 | 10.1 | 16.6 | 22.6 | p < 0.001 |
   Others | 21.9 | 17.8 | 16.1 | p < 0.01 | 12.7 | 9.0 | 9.8 | p < 0.001 |
Mode of transmission | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   By bite of any mosquito | 30.8 | 33.4 | 39.3 | p < 0.05 | 29.9 | 30.1 | 38.6 | p < 0.001 |
   By bite of mosquito which has bitten a malarial patient | 30.5 | 40.1 | 43.0 | p < 0.001 | 23.7 | 30.9 | 43.7 | p < 0.001 |
   Don't know | 31.0 | 32.9 | 18.6 | p < 0.001 | 39.5 | 32.0 | 19.3 | p < 0.001 |
   Other | 1.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | p < 0.05 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 4.9 | p < 0.001 |
Mode of prevention | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Preventing breeding of mosquito | 6.8 | 13.1 | 17.8 | P < 0.001 | 8.9 | 17.9 | 26.4 | p < 0.001 |
   Using bed net | 70.1 | 84.4 | 89.4 | P < 0.001 | 84.6 | 80.4 | 87.1 | p < 0.001 |
   Using insecticidal bed net | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | ns | 0.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | p < 0.05 |
   Using mosquito repellent/coil | 8.0 | 15.6 | 24.6 | P < 0.001 | 13.2 | 16.4 | 32.6 | p < 0.001 |
   Other | 16.9 | 12.5 | 8.8 | p < 0.001 | 10.1 | 11.9 | 7.0 | p < 0.001 |
Mode of treatment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Allopathic treatment | 92.6 | 95.7 | 98.6 | p < 0.001 | 97.2 | 98.5 | 98.6 | p < 0.05 |
   Traditional (Herbal/Kabiraji) | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | ns | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | ns |
   Faith healing | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ns | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ns |
   Homeopathic | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ns | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ns |
   Other | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | p < 0.05 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | p < 0.001 |
Source of information | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Govt. health worker | 17.8 | 21.6 | 22.1 | ns | 28.1 | 22.3 | 26.2 | p < 0.05 |
   NGO health worker | 23.9 | 29.7 | 19.5 | p < 0.001 | 14.3 | 17.5 | 16.7 | ns |
   Radio/TV/Newspaper | 5.3 | 13.5 | 32.4 | p < 0.001 | 4.1 | 10.5 | 31.6 | p < 0.001 |
   Poster/leaflet | 0.9 | 1.8 | 6.9 | p < 0.001 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | p < 0.001 |
   Neighbours/relatives | 43.9 | 35.0 | 28.1 | p < 0.001 | 50.6 | 53.7 | 37.9 | p < 0.001 |
   Self | 12.4 | 15.0 | 21.4 | p < 0.001 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 18.3 | p < 0.001 |
   Other | 5.2 | 6.8 | 5.4 | ns | 6.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | p < 0.001 |
N | 884 | 680 | 651 | Â | 1082 | 1108 | 1294 | Â |